Elgin High Street could be set for new pharmacy as NHS Grampian consultation is launched
A town could be set for a new pharmacy if residents judge that it is necessary to the area.
NHS Grampian is currently consulting with Farhaan Paraouty who is behind the application to bring ‘Elgin Pharmacy’ to the town’s high street.
When an application to open a new pharmacy is made, the health board must assess if residents where it is proposed to open feel it is necessary or desirable.
To establish this, NHS Grampian and Elgin Pharmacy are undertaking a joint public consultation which will run until September 17.
If successful, the pharmacy will serve the town of Elgin in its entirety.
It will provide a range of NHS services including:
• Pharmacy first plus
• Gluten free foods service
• Stoma service
• Unscheduled care
• Clinical space rental
• Compliance aid provision
• Hepatitis C treatment – opt in for advance payments
• MAR chart provision
• Naloxone - training and supply
• Preferred brand
• Public holiday provision (festive season)
• Substance use service level 1
• Urgent dispensing network
• Waste collection and disposal
It will also offer a range of private services.
Elgin currently has three pharmacies in the town centre - Bairds Pharmacy, Boots Pharmacy and Bishopmill Pharmacy.
The consultation asks if there are any gaps in existing pharmacy service provision..
All views gathered will be incorporated into an analysis report which will be taken into account by the NHS Grampian Area Pharmacutical Committee which decides the outcome of applications to establish new pharmacies.
If the committee approves the application, the pharmacy will open from Monday to Friday between 8.45am and 5.45pm.
It will also open on Saturdays between the hours of 9am and 5pm before closing on Sundays.
NHS Grampian says the consultation report and findings will be made available to interested parties.
More information on the consultation can be found here.
